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providentially

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prov·i·den·tial  (prv-dnshl)
adj.
1. Of or resulting from divine providence.
2. Happening as if through divine intervention; opportune. See Synonyms at happy.
provi·dential·ly adv.
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Adv.1.providentially - in a fortunately providential manner; "providentially the weather remained good"
2.providentially - in a providential manner; as determined by providence; "his providentially destined role"
3.providentially - in a prudent manner; "I had allotted my own bedroom for necking, prudently removing both the bed and the key, and taken both myself and my typewriter into my son's bedroom."
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I am very fortunate indeed to have stumbled so providentially upon succor.
Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
Providentially, as I then thought--I don't know what to think of it now--the landlord of the house happened to be a friend of mine, and happened to be at home.
Law and the Lady by Collins, Wilkie View in context
The result was that we got choicer rooms at the hotel in Chamonix than we should have done if his majesty had been a slower artist--or rather, if he hadn't most providentially got drunk before he left Argentie`re.
A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
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